The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-05-18
WILD LIFE ON THE noRDEK.
ihrco MeNicans Who Tried to Rob Shcrin
and What Happened.

lt was James Hart, who was at ono
time sheriff of little town in the south.
western part of Texas.
The town ut the time of Hart's election
was fairly ovorrun by lawlcss people.
81 reckon l seen somo putty oxcitin'
times on the frontier, " he said to North
American reporter.
People out my way use ter say |
could iitc. Well, mebbo l kin and
mebbo l can't.
81 rcmembcr onct-that was Just after
l was elected-that it became known /
had some dust hid in my bedroom.
"Ono night when we war asleep three
dcrncd ,greascrs KEN in and tried to
steal it,"
"Did they got away with it?" asked
the reporter.
Stranger" said tho cx-shcrifr dolib.
eratcly, "considerin' that there air three
graves jcs on the other side of my house
with the bodies of three greascrs in 'cm,
it is putty safe to say they didn't git the
dust"
"Ihar ken to our town one day." con-
tinued the ex-shcrin, ga young fcllcr
from the east. His name whar Bob
Chambers, en- ho whar as bright and as
hansomo youngster as l ever laid eyes
on. ALI the gals in town and Oh the
nolghboring ranches got dead stuck on
him.
cat thet time Tom Parker kept the
'Qulckstop Concert Saloon
ellis daughter Nellie sang on the
stage, and burned purity gurl She whar.
"She had way of lookin' at ye with
them big black eyes of hern that would
make you feel like jumpin' up and kissin
her.
"Thc mint Chambers seen her he fell
head over heels in love with her.
Night after night he'd be seen at the
'0uickstep' listening to thct gal sing,
not thet she he'd sech good voice, but
on account of her purity face.
"Dlck Sanders, the son of n rich
rnncher, was also in love with the gal.
She didn't seem ter take to i'm, en- She
told him so ono night.
lie didn't say nothin', but turned on
his heel and went out. 1t was nearly q
month aforc he turned up again.
cone bright morning vanuuero
found the dead body of Bob Chambers
lying by the roadside, near all old hacal.
a bullet hole in his head showed how he
was killed.
"ln his hand lie clinchcd tightly a
gray coat button.
"Whcn Nelly heard of Bob's death
she nearly went crazy.
"Onc day she disappeared, and was
never aftcrward Of.
ut was late on Saturday night.
Tho saloon was full Of men drinkin',
smokin' and playin' kyards.
Sanders KEN in en- and started A
small game.
81 noticed ono of the buttins of his
coat was missin'.
"Sez | to myself, Dick, me boy, We
air the one who gave Chambers his set
tier. III rest YOU.
81 slid up to him, and placing my
shooter agin his head, said quietly:
Dick, recon yc air wanted to oc.
cupy cell down at Laredo iail.'
"'Wat fur?' he said up in an instant,
and layin' his hands on his weapons.
:" None of that! hands up over your
head
"'Ye air wanted for KILN Bob Cham
bcrs.'
"1ts lie, he yelled; 'yo amt got
no proof o
Nlcbbe not, but dye over sec that
aforo! says L, tossing the gray button
on the table.
"Sandcrs turned the color of chalk,
and then said:
"Well, | suppose l might rs well
6 8long, an prove my innerconce in
court.
:, Yes; yer boss and mine, already sad
dlcd, stand aforo the door"
Didn't he show any fght?" asked the
reporter.
Nav, was the response; cit wouldn't
40 fur him to show fight in thet place.
Chambers was very popular, and the
null darned town would fit to kill his
murderer if rilcd. Sanders knowed this.
"As Laredo was too far away Icouldn't
take him down thar thet night, 80
started for Jake Roberts's place, about
ten miles from town.
The darkness was so dense that you
could nave cut it with boarding house
knife.
" Bout the only thing you could hear
above the clatter OF the horses hoofs war
the chirpings of the night insects and
birds in tho trees.
eve stopped at ranch, got drink
en- then pushed on.
81 noticed Sanders keep cyeip' tho
thick underbrush that lay like shadow
long tho dark road.
81 thought he wanted to escape, and
SO says: The fust move ye make, San.
ders, plug ye with lead.
"He didn't say nothin', but looked
strate afore him after that.
Just as we got to n portion OF the
road that skirts lonely lake Sanders
initiated the screech of q night owl.
81 knew what that meant, though
"Quick as lightning / slid offer my
hoss to the ground.
81 was just in time.
"a dozen rifles belched forth their
contents.
"My horse dropped dead.
SANDERS put spurs to his horse, but
not soon enough.
Sup went my gun.
"Cracki
''Sanders fell over his animal dead as
a door nail.
''As soon as / fired changed my po-
sition. 1t wur well, fur another Yolley
whistlcd thro' the air.
81 jumped into the lake, swan across
and made my way back to the town.
81 got posse Of mon and went after